Daniel Tribulation Period

Daniel’s 70 weeks lay out God’s plan for the nation, Israel (see Daniel 9:24-27). According to most scholars within both the Dispensational and Covenantal camps, the Messiah (Jesus) is cut off (crucified) after the 7 and 62 (7+62=69) weeks. These are weeks of years, not days. Dispensationalists teach a parenthesis (2000-year gap) between the 69th and 70th week, which becomes the church age of grace, essentially starting from Christ’s resurrection and extending all the way until the rapture of His Church just prior to His second coming. The future 7-year tribulation period is Daniel’s final 70th week of years (7 years). The Old Testament refers to this period as “the time of Jacob’s (Israel’s) trouble”. In that time, God will again turn His focus to The Nation of Israel, thus fulfilling eternal and unconditional promises spanning throughout the Old Testament, staring with Abraham. …show more content…
As already stated, Antiochus is one of the clearest types of The Antichrist in The Bible. The Abomination of Desolation that Antiochus committed is a “type” from the 2nd century B.C., that points forward to its future “anti-type” which shall be fulfilled half-way through The Tribulation Period — Daniel’s 70th week. Types are biblical characters (or events) that contain many characteristics of their future anti-types. These characteristics may be personal, behavioral, or experiential. Typology is useful in prophetic study because many of the same “type” of events, characteristics, etc. already recorded in The Bible, will resurface again in (or around) their anti-type. Most typology in the Old Testament points to the ultimate anti-type — Jesus Christ. But one can also find plenteous types of The Antichrist in The Bible. Other types exist, such as, The Old Testament Sabbath Day of Rest, a type (or shadow) that points to the ultimate day of rest — The